http://www.madison.com/ madison.com - RSS en-us http://www.madison.com/wsj/blogs/badger/index.php?ntid=107761 In case you haven't noticed, we've added a new feature to our University of Wisconsin men's basketball game coverage this season. It's an insert called High Five, which includes five game-related items that can be found near the game story in editions of the paper the day following WSJ: JESSE OSBORNE 2006-11-16T16:40-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/entertainment//index.php?ntid=107760 A stainless steel box the size of one of those Big Mac car-top luggage carriers sits in the middle of the stage in Overture's Rotunda on Wednesday. Surrounding it are tables filled with items that will go in this Madison Sesquicentennial Time Capsule, which will reside in a marble bench here at WSJ 2006-11-16T16:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local//index.php?ntid=107760 A stainless steel box the size of one of those Big Mac car-top luggage carriers sits in the middle of the stage in Overture's Rotunda on Wednesday. Surrounding it are tables filled with items that will go in this Madison Sesquicentennial Time Capsule, which will reside in a marble bench here at WSJ 2006-11-16T16:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107747 Hello folks it's Uncle Jimbo again in my occasional role as Press Secretary, this time for the Dems. In a very rare instance of common sense the rest of the Dems decided not to follow Nancy Pelosi off the cliff and have elected Steny Hoyer as #2 Dem. Newly elected Speaker of the House Pelosi, MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-16T15:47-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=107618 From Democrats David Obey and Russ Feingold to Republicans Paul Ryan and Tom Petri, Wisconsin's federal delegation stands to wield more clout in Washington over the next two years when Democrats assume control of Congress in January, political experts say.&quot;This is a good time for Wisconsin. WSJ: <STRONG>MARK PITSCH and JASON STEIN</STRONG> 2006-11-16T13:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/entertainment/restaurant/index.php?ntid=107753 A Sun Prairie to Madison commuter observed that the parking lot of the Texas Roadhouse usually looks like the parking lot of the Kohl Center during special events. And the first thing you might notice when entering the new Wild West fortress off East Washington Avenue might be the peanut shells WSJ: <CHRIS MARTELL 2006-11-16T12:39-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/business/index.php?ntid=107728 It's fourth and long with the clock ticking down, so local football fans are looking for a Hail Mary pass to bring the NFL Network to Charter Communications.Negotiations are stalemated with just a week until the first NFL Network game telecast - Denver at Kansas City Thanksgiving night - and TCT: By Jeff Richgels 2006-11-16T12:20-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=107652 Dooyoung Choi, a student from Korea at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, doesn't hang out or drink beers with many Americans, he says.On weekends he typically relaxes by watching Korean television over the Internet at his apartment, where he lives with two Korean roommates. When he has work TCT: By Ben Hancock<br><EM>Special to The Capital Times</EM> 2006-11-16T11:57-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=107729 The three young guys waiting first in line to get their hands on the new PlayStation 3 gaming systems at Best Buy on Madison's west side were hungry Wednesday night, the first of two nights they'll spend in a tent, so they did what any young hungry males would do: they ordered pizza. TCT: By Bill Novak 2006-11-16T11:57-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17746 MAD 2006-11-16T11:47-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/entertainment/restaurant//index.php?ntid=107680 Madison has been riding a frosty wave of small-batch, handcrafted beers for years. The city and surrounding area boast breweries and brewpubs that are forever winning awards. Madison's annual Great Taste of the Midwest draws beer lovers from all over, and tickets to the event evaporate as TCT: By Gwen Evans<em><br>for Rhythm</em> 2006-11-16T11:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/features/stories/index.php?ntid=107686 Jeno Istvan Lisztes may be the fastest cimbalom player touring the United States today. Of course, there's a very good chance he is the only cimbalom player touring today.A cimbalom, similar to a hammer dulcimer, is played with mallets, producing a sound appropriate to accompany silent films. TCT: By Michael Muckian<br> <EM>Special to The Capital Times</EM> 2006-11-16T11:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/freshfoods/index.php?ntid=107647 We're a literate bunch, we foodies. When we aren't reverse-engineering 19th century Japanese cuisine from historical texts, we tend to relax with Henry James, Ovid, or Heraclitus.Oh sure, sometimes we slum it with Jay McInerney, Erma Bombeck or a Dom DeLuise bio, but that's perfectly acceptable; the Fresh Foodies are never snobby (unless you are championing Ayn Rand).Here's a topic to share your favorite books, describe what you are currently reading, or ask about genres or authors.So put your feet up on a favorite ottoman, turn on the reading lamp, pour a hot toddy and turn another page! MAD: Chris Robin-San 2006-11-16T10:41-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/business/index.php?ntid=107595 Viasys NeuroCare is a Fitchburg company that wants to keep an eye on your brain.The company received federal approval this week to start selling a product in the United States that will help accomplish that.Sonara is a noninvasive, transcranial, digital Doppler system. That means it measures the WSJ: <STRONG>JUDY NEWMAN</STRONG><br>608-252-6156 2006-11-16T10:22-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/index.php?ntid=107634 Middleton senior receiver Nick Toon headlines the TCT All-Area Prep Football Team, which is selected by Capital Times prep coordinator Dennis Semrau with input from area coaches.FOLLOWING IN DAD'S FOOTSTEPS &nbsp;by Dennis SemrauNick Toon carried a target on his back this season, which will TCT: Compiled by Dennis Semrau 2006-11-16T10:02-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/emcees/index.php?ntid=107629 Photo Essay: The Daily Cardinal and Badger Herald--competing editorial visions.Click the thumbnails to view the difference in scale of their respective front page images: Badger Herald MAD: hastings 2006-11-16T08:49-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/madmovies/index.php?ntid=107583 In the spirit of celebrating the way film binds us all, I hope we can help an employee of Westgate Cinemas. I just received this e-mail today from a friend, and MAD: jonesy9872 2006-11-16T08:41-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/madmovies/index.php?ntid=107583 In the spirit of celebrating the way film binds us all, I hope we can help an employee of Westgate Cinemas. I just received this e-mail today from a friend, and MAD: jonesy9872 2006-11-16T08:41-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/dailybriefing/index.php?ntid=107576 To the disappointment of many of his supporters, Senator Russ Feingold announced he would not seek the presidency in 2008. A few days earlier, Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa announced his candidacy. MAD 2006-11-16T08:39-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=107625 The foul-filled first half took nearly an hour to play, and the second-half timetable was much the same.All the frequent stoppages - 24 first-half fouls, 23 in the second - did in this case was delay what was becoming inevitable about 8 minutes into Wednesday night's non- conference men's WSJ: <STRONG>JESSE OSBORNE</STRONG> 2006-11-16T00:24-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/yaharatea/index.php?ntid=107407 MAD: S.J. Barlament 2006-11-15T09:08-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/shadows/index.php?ntid=107293 FBI agents arrested a California man last Saturday and charged him with mailing phoney anthrax packets to ore than a dozen politicians and comedians. Chad Castagana, 39, of Woodland Hill, California, was a regular contributor to fringe-right, and Science fiction fan websites.The factor MAD: BobArctor 2006-11-14T09:23-06:00 http://www.madison.com/blogs/wtdy/index.php?ntid=107757 -Dateline: Glendale, WI. A new city ordinance would allow police to ticket people who are yakking on their cell phones and are either pulled over or stopped for another violation. Here's the thing for me...They assume everyone who's on a cell phone and in an accident was distracted because MAD 2006-11-16T17:05-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107747 Hello folks it's Uncle Jimbo again in my occasional role as Press Secretary, this time for the Dems. In a very rare instance of common sense the rest of the Dems decided not to follow Nancy Pelosi off the cliff and have elected Steny Hoyer as #2 Dem. Newly elected Speaker of the House Pelosi, MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-16T15:47-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=107756 Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson said Wednesday he will form a committee to explore a possible run for the White House in 2008.Thompson, a Republican, made the comments in a phone interview with the Wisconsin State Journal from Des Moines, Iowa, where he urged the elderly to use Medicare for WSJ: State Journal staff, Associated Press 2006-11-16T14:03-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/business/stories/index.php?ntid=107730 The three young guys waiting first in line to get their hands on the new PlayStation 3 gaming systems at Best Buy on Madison's west side were hungry Wednesday night, the first of two nights they'll spend in a tent, so they did what any young hungry males would do: they ordered pizza. TCT: By Bill Novak 2006-11-16T12:16-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/uw/basketball/men/index.php?ntid=107669 Although the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team has never lost to UW-Green Bay, there have been some interesting battles during the 13-game series.The dreadful affair that ended with the Badgers' 79-62 victory Wednesday night at the Kohl Center certainly wasn't one of them. TCT: By Rob Schultz 2006-11-16T12:11-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=107732 Wisconsin voters who were deluged with auto-dialed, pre-recorded campaign phone calls during this fall's elections could get some relief under a bill proposed by state Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison.Black's proposal would ban so-called &quot;robo-calls,&quot; which have become a staple of TCT: By David Callender 2006-11-16T11:57-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=107737 The budget request doesn't mention him by name, but a law pushed through by U.S. Rep. James Sensenbrenner is named as the reason for a proposed increase in Wisconsin's driver's license fees and - to some extent - a proposed rise in vehicle registration fees.The &quot;Real ID&quot; law TCT: By Anita Weier 2006-11-16T11:57-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17710 MAD 2006-11-16T10:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/entertainment/index.php?ntid=107679 Kites on Ice may be gone, but a Madison group has another winter festival in the works.Tentative plans for the event, which would be called Polar Jam, include two days of food vendors and at least one heated outdoor stage with local entertainment during the day and national entertainment at night, WSJ: <STRONG>DANYA HOOKER</STRONG><br>608-252-6120 2006-11-16T10:24-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/business/index.php?ntid=107596 ATLANTA - US Airways made a hostile $8 billion bid for Delta Air Lines on Wednesday, ignoring Delta's repeated statements that it isn't interested in a merger. The move could start a stampede of competing bids in a long-predicted industry consolidation.Analysts said United Airlines' WSJ: <STRONG>HARRY R. WEBER</STRONG><br>Associated Press 2006-11-16T10:22-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=107672 It's a tragedy when you think about it, Dr. Michael Fiore said Wednesday.Military people who risk their lives overseas sometimes come home addicted to tobacco and facing lifelong health threats.&quot;They survive the dangers of war to return to suffer the consequences of tobacco addiction, WSJ: <STRONG>ANITA CLARK</STRONG><br>608-252-6138 2006-11-16T10:16-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/badgersBBm/index.php?ntid=107602 Whatever it is that makes a top-10 men's basketball team, the University of Wisconsin is supposed to have it this season.Even Sports Illustrated hopped onto the increasingly crowded UW bandwagon this week, putting Brian Butch and Alando Tucker on one of the five regional covers for its WSJ: TOM OATES<br>608-252-6172 2006-11-16T09:52-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107593 A staple of the protest festival circuit for the left is the former School of the Americas (SOA) at Ft. Benning, GA. This is a place where the evil Reagan regime used to import innocent farm boys from Central America and MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-16T08:49-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/emcees/index.php?ntid=107447 Due to rampant bootlegging, I have to head back to the lab and knock out some new joints. Never fear: within days I will be unraveling questions of authorial identity, splogging, narrative unreliability, ghostwriting in hip-hop and literature, spurious SEO-primed post-titling--and indulging in the MAD: hastings 2006-11-15T14:30-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/features/stories/index.php?ntid=107490 Some little kids dream of running away from home and signing up on a pirate ship, Robert Louis Stevenson-style.Charlie Montoya wasn't one of those kids. And yet, somehow, he finds himself working long days on some of the world's most famous pirate ships, surrounded by cannons, swords, and, TCT: <em>By Rob Thomas</em> 2006-11-15T10:03-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/madmovies/index.php?ntid=107418 http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/wearemarshall/trailer/trailer_500.movYou know who'll be the happiest men when We Are Marshall comes MAD: jonesy9872 2006-11-15T09:08-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/business/stories/index.php?ntid=107734 SAN ANTONIO - Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's biggest radio station owner, said today it has agreed to be acquired for about $18.7 billion by an investment group.The transaction would be one of the biggest deals in which a company has been taken private, and showcases the vast TCT: By Elizabeth White<br>Associated Press</EM> 2006-11-16T12:12-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/features/stories/index.php?ntid=107697 Yeah, I'm not sure if I'm entirely ready for the holiday season to start yet, either. But the unparalleled extravaganza that is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra may be just the thing to jump-start some yuletide cheer.The TSO will be bringing its winter concert to the Alliant Energy Center TCT: <em>By Rob Thomas</em> 2006-11-16T11:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=107578 GREEN BAY - Maybe you remember Mike Holmgren's shoulder ride off the field, confetti fluttering down upon him. Or Reggie White's victory lap, surrounded by photographers and TV crews and holding the Lombardi Trophy aloft. Or perhaps it was Desmond Howard's robot dance moves at the goal WSJ: <STRONG>JASON WILDE </STRONG> <br>608-252-6176 2006-11-16T10:55-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/freshfoods/index.php?ntid=107647 We're a literate bunch, we foodies. When we aren't reverse-engineering 19th century Japanese cuisine from historical texts, we tend to relax with Henry James, Ovid, or Heraclitus.Oh sure, sometimes we slum it with Jay McInerney, Erma Bombeck or a Dom DeLuise bio, but that's perfectly acceptable; the Fresh Foodies are never snobby (unless you are championing Ayn Rand).Here's a topic to share your favorite books, describe what you are currently reading, or ask about genres or authors.So put your feet up on a favorite ottoman, turn on the reading lamp, pour a hot toddy and turn another page! MAD: Chris Robin-San 2006-11-16T10:41-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17725 MAD 2006-11-16T10:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=107671 Dane County ranks as one of Wisconsin's healthiest counties, according to a study released today by the UW Population Health Institute.High levels of educational attainment coupled with low levels of smoking during pregnancy and low unemployment rates contributed to Dane's sixth-place WSJ: <STRONG>ELIZABETH REYNOLDS</STRONG><br>608-252-6120 2006-11-16T10:16-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=107619 In a sudden move, the nonprofit Common Sense Coalition ousted executive director Michael Quigley amid concerns the organization has become too partisan.The 16-month-old coalition, promoted as a centrist, inclusive public policy group but seen by critics as counterweight to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and WSJ: <STRONG>DEAN MOSIMAN</STRONG><br>608-252-6141 2006-11-16T10:06-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/business/index.php?ntid=107597 New car and truck sales were up last month in Dane County even though they declined in eight other south-central Wisconsin counties.In Dane County, October car sales were up nearly 13 percent to 872, while truck sales, including SUVs, were up about 4 percent to 825, according to a report by WSJ 2006-11-15T21:47-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/lucas/index.php?ntid=107563 When the question was lobbed into Glen Mason's wheelhouse, the University of Minnesota football coach took a full cut like any cut-up would.&quot;Hey, Glen, we're all writing about OSU and Michigan this week ... &quot; the newspaper hack pitched to Mason on Tuesday's Big Ten TCT: By Mike Lucas 2006-11-15T15:04-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107560 The GOP put together a pretty slick video of all the usual suspects from the left discussing Saddam's threat to us and the need to do something about it. Heck listening to them I was convinced that a failure to remove Sadaam would have been a horrendous mistake. They were certain he had weapons MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-15T14:27-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=107533 A federal appeals court has likened conditions in Wisconsin's Supermax prison to the most punitive &quot;gulags&quot; of the former Soviet Union.In a stinging 14-page decision, the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals questioned whether the treatment of inmates at the Boscobel prison violated TCT: By David Callender 2006-11-15T12:09-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/entertainment/index.php?ntid=107532 On Monday, bodies will be crashing into each other at the Fast Forward Skate Center, 4649 Verona Road, but it won't be roller derby matches.The Radio Rebellion Tour will be in town - featuring hard core, metal and punk acts that have achieved some commercial success without the help of WSJ: JOHN WIEDENHOEFT<br>608-252-6182 2006-11-15T11:45-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/emcees/index.php?ntid=107411 MAD: hastings 2006-11-14T21:23-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/features/stories/index.php?ntid=107710 The big -- call it grand -- classical music event this week is the Madison Opera's production of Verdi's &quot;Rigoletto,&quot; which will be sung in Italian with English surtitles.&quot;It marks the start of his middle period and the bumper crop of great operas that came then and in his TCT: <em>By Jacob Stockinger</em> 2006-11-16T11:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17708 MAD 2006-11-16T10:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=107670 Getting behind the wheel in Wisconsin could cost more if a state Department of Transportation budget proposal is adopted.The department wants to increase annual registration fees from $55 to $80 for cars and raise the cost of getting a driver's license from $24 to $34. Truck registration fees WSJ: <STRONG>SCOTT BAUER</STRONG><br>Associated Press 2006-11-16T10:16-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/emcees/index.php?ntid=107629 Photo Essay: The Daily Cardinal and Badger Herald--competing editorial visions.Click the thumbnails to view the difference in scale of their respective front page images: Badger Herald MAD: hastings 2006-11-16T08:49-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=107582 Senior defensive end Joe Monty was wearing a suit after one of the University of Wisconsin football practices last week and was hearing about it from some of his teammates.&quot;We all kind of razzed him a little bit, for having a suit on and looking all professional,&quot; junior cornerback Ben WSJ: <STRONG>TOM MULHERN</STRONG> 2006-11-16T00:11-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/index.php?ntid=107562 DEERFIELD - It would be hard to blame the Deerfield Demons if they were a little bit awestruck by their opponent in Thursday's WIAA Division 6 football state title game. After all, the Stratford Tigers, the defending state champions, have put together quite an impressive resume over the years. TCT: By Adam Parks <EM>Special to The Capital Times</EM> 2006-11-15T15:04-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=107536 One week after coming in a disappointing second in the race for attorney general, Kathleen Falk appeared tough and resolute as she discussed plans for her next steps as Dane County executive.&quot;I don't lack motivation,&quot; said Falk, who was first elected executive in 1997. &quot;That has TCT: By Judith Davidoff and David Callender 2006-11-15T12:09-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/entertainment/index.php?ntid=107524 The coming attractions list is reserved for concerts and events as space allows. Go to&nbsp;http://www.ticketmaster.com for ticket information on many shows listed. For Overture Center shows, go to http://www.overturecenter.com. NEW SHOWS/UPDATES &#8226; WILCO w/ Detholzi, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, WSJ 2006-11-15T11:45-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=107415 NEW YORK - Wal-Mart and rival Target are brewing up a price war for toys, electronics and other things consumers may want for Christmas that could spell savings for shoppers but profit woes for retailers in the critical holiday quarter.Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, on Tuesday WSJ: <STRONG>ANNE D&#39;INNOCENZIO</STRONG><br>Associated Press 2006-11-15T11:05-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=107441 Few bodies of water in Madison are more emblematic of the city's impact on its lakes and streams than busy, weed-choked, pavement-bound Monona Bay.This winter, there will be few more pleasant places to plop down a bucket and dip an ice-fishing line. But come summer, the bay likely will seem WSJ: <STRONG>RON SEELY</STRONG><br>608-252-6131 2006-11-15T10:17-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107386 The Associated Press reportsVIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy experts have found unexplained plutonium and highly enriched uranium traces in a nuclear waste facility in Iran and MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-14T16:19-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/emcees/index.php?ntid=107263 MAD: hastings 2006-11-14T12:49-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/features/stories/index.php?ntid=107714 Cliff Frederiksen's got aright to play the blues. Life's been cruel, of late. You only hope his voluminous recall of jazz standards and chord changes blocks out the memory of what he's been through and provides refuge for what he faces.The quintessential Madison jazz guitarist is facing TCT: <em>By Kevin Lynch</em> 2006-11-16T11:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17713 MAD 2006-11-16T10:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=107668 Eyobed Zerzghi was expecting it, but he was still devastated when his wife called him in Madison last week to say she was being deported to Africa.He and their two daughters didn't get a chance to see her before she left.Asmeret Yosef, a Madison woman who had been fighting a deportation order WSJ: <STRONG>DEBORAH ZIFF</STRONG><br>608-252-6120 2006-11-16T10:16-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107593 A staple of the protest festival circuit for the left is the former School of the Americas (SOA) at Ft. Benning, GA. This is a place where the evil Reagan regime used to import innocent farm boys from Central America and MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-16T08:49-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=107599 When the fire alarm started screeching and the lights began flashing midway through the second game of Wednesday night's Big Ten Conference match, the University of Wisconsin volleyball team might have been better served if the UW Field House had been cleared.But the 4,406 in attendance and the WSJ: <STRONG>VIC FEUERHERD</STRONG> 2006-11-16T00:11-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/entertainment/index.php?ntid=107523 Barenaked Ladies, Dane County Coliseum, SaturdayThe Canadian jokesters have gotten more serious with its last two albums. But that shouldn't change the band's humorous banter in concert. The group also will play all of its most popular songs that tend to become singalongs. On a good night, WSJ 2006-11-15T11:45-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/business/index.php?ntid=107416 Sales were up for Spectrum Brands - including its struggling battery brands - but the company reported a net loss of $439.4 million, or $8.88 a share, on revenue of $608.4 million for the fourth quarter that ended Sept. 30.That's a much wider loss than the $2.9 million net loss, or 6 cents a WSJ: <STRONG>JUDY NEWMAN</STRONG><br>608-252-6156 2006-11-15T11:06-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=107442 Strippers couldn't take it off as usual Monday night for Monona's Old Bastards because the group didn't have a permit.The local chapter of the International Order of Old Bastards has met for at least 40 years at the East Side Club, 3735 Monona Drive, for food, drinks, cards and nude WSJ: <STRONG>MARV BALOUSEK</STRONG><br>608-252-6135 2006-11-15T10:51-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/index.php?ntid=107368 Just before the second half began Sunday, freshman guard Trevon Hughes walked over to Alando Tucker and told the University of Wisconsin basketball team's star forward, &quot;You're not playing like yourself.&quot;Tucker's initial reaction was laughter. But then he realized Hughes was TCT: <EM>By Rob Schultz</EM> 2006-11-14T12:19-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107261 It's wonderful to see the response we got this year to the Valour-IT fundraiser to supply wounded troops with laptops having voice-activated software. Bloggers from each service component led teams and Matt from Blackfive and I ran the MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-14T09:22-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/entertainment/stories/index.php?ntid=107718 For a while, &quot;Harsh Times&quot; is like a bad road trip, trapped in the car with two loudmouths bragging about all the women they're going to score and all the liquor they're going to drink. It's like an early David Mamet play on wheels, and getting out at the next stoplight starts TCT: <em>By Rob Thomas</em> 2006-11-16T11:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17704 MAD 2006-11-16T10:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=107667 Gay and lesbian faculty and staff members told UW- Madison leaders Wednesday that they were considering leaving the university over the state's passage of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.Others said they would stay and push the state to adopt domestic WSJ: <STRONG>RYAN J. FOLEY</STRONG><br>Associated Press 2006-11-16T10:16-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/dailybriefing/index.php?ntid=107576 To the disappointment of many of his supporters, Senator Russ Feingold announced he would not seek the presidency in 2008. A few days earlier, Governor Tom Vilsack of Iowa announced his candidacy. MAD 2006-11-16T08:39-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=107580 DEERFIELD - What do Dylan Jackson's right knee, Jeremy Roach's versatility and Justin Annen's timing all have in common?They have conspired to make Deerfield football coach Jim Brown look like a coaching genius and give the Demons the look of a champion, just one win away from their WSJ: <STRONG>ROB HERNANDEZ</STRONG> 2006-11-16T00:11-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/business/index.php?ntid=107417 Sonic Foundry had all sorts of good news Tuesday.The Madison technology company came the closest it has been to a profitable quarter in eight years. And Sonic has received a patent on its Mediasite presentation technology that synchronizes audio and video and streams them over a network.Meanwhile, WSJ: <STRONG>JUDY NEWMAN</STRONG><br>608-252-6156 2006-11-15T11:07-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/uw/basketball/women/index.php?ntid=107362 Returning home from the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team's season opener at Air Force Friday night, Jolene Anderson and Danielle Ward found some unexpected in-flight entertainment.The Badger juniors couldn't help but be amused by the team's cadre of freshmen, all TCT: By Jason McMahon, Special to The Capital Times 2006-11-14T12:19-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=107279 The Madison City Council tonight starts chewing on Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's proposed $209.5 million budget for next year.In an atmosphere predicted to be more collegial than last year's, the council will start considering the mayor's budget at 6:30 p.m. with public hearings. Wednesday WSJ: <STRONG>PATRICIA SIMMS</STRONG><br>608-252-6492 2006-11-14T09:39-06:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/features/stories/index.php?ntid=107720 Al Franken, the &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; comedian turned best-selling author, Air America radio host and possible 2008 U.S. Senate contender, is certainly a polarizing figure.His fans love the way he deftly deflates right-wing talking points with an acerbic wit that's often backed by TCT: <em>By Rob Thomas</em> 2006-11-16T11:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17700 MAD 2006-11-16T10:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/wonder/curiosities/index.php?ntid=107663 Q: Is every snowflake unique?A: One fact we know from childhood: Every snowflake is unique.Isn't it?UW-Madison's snowflake expert, meteorology professor Pao Wang, gently delivered the grim news: &quot;Not really. I think the saying is more or less a picturesque way of saying that there are WSJ 2006-11-16T10:16-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=107581 Back when Adam Hampton and John Driscoll were freshmen, the comparisons between their class at Lancaster and the one four years in front of them began to emerge.Their ninth-grade football team went undefeated. So did the one with Adam's older brother, Zach Hampton.As years passed, the friendly WSJ: <STRONG>BILL COONEY</STRONG> 2006-11-16T00:11-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/emcees/index.php?ntid=107447 Due to rampant bootlegging, I have to head back to the lab and knock out some new joints. Never fear: within days I will be unraveling questions of authorial identity, splogging, narrative unreliability, ghostwriting in hip-hop and literature, spurious SEO-primed post-titling--and indulging in the MAD: hastings 2006-11-15T14:30-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=107356 Professional Realty and Development Corp. of Middleton, which has developed Angelus retirement communities in Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois as well as other apartment and condominium projects, faces foreclosure on projects in Appleton and Nekoosa.The company, owned by architect Robert Niebauer, also WSJ: <STRONG>MARV BALOUSEK</STRONG><br>608-252-6135 2006-11-14T10:47-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=107278 SUN PRAIRIE - When residents here helped form a 2,600-acre development plan for Sun Prairie's west side, they said a 130-acre area near a proposed new intersection of Highway 151 and Highway C-Reiner Road should be a mix of retail, housing, office space and parkland.Tonight, a developer is WSJ: <STRONG>BARRY ADAMS</STRONG><br>608-252-6148 2006-11-14T09:41-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=107620 Dane County is poised to save $200,000 a year under a contract to let neighboring Rock County reserve some beds at the detox center in Madison.And it won't short-sheet any Dane County residents, officials said, despite the center's tendency to fill up on certain problem nights such as WSJ: <STRONG>KAREN RIVEDAL</STRONG><br>608-252-6106 2006-11-16T10:08-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/badgersHockey/index.php?ntid=107591 Kyle Turris issued two emphatic statements in the last week, both of which bode very well for the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team.The first came last Wednesday when Turris signed his national letter of intent and faxed it to UW coach Mike Eaves.The second came during the inaugural WSJ: <STRONG>ANDY BAGGOT</STRONG> 2006-11-16T00:11-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17697 MAD 2006-11-15T14:32-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/madmovies/index.php?ntid=107418 http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/wearemarshall/trailer/trailer_500.movYou know who'll be the happiest men when We Are Marshall comes MAD: jonesy9872 2006-11-15T09:08-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=107355 WASHINGTON - Patients who take Tamiflu should be closely monitored for signs of abnormal behavior, health officials said Monday in announcing an updated label for the flu drug.The added precaution comes after reports of more than 100 new cases of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual WSJ: <STRONG>ANDREW BRIDGES</STRONG><br>Associated Press 2006-11-14T10:47-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/sports/index.php?ntid=107626 GREEN BAY - While New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is known for turning the weekly injury report into a work of fiction writing, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy saw no need to partake in such gamesmanship Wednesday.McCarthy didn't artificially inflate his list of walking wounded WSJ: <STRONG>JASON WILDE </STRONG> <br>608-252-6176 2006-11-16T10:59-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=107621 A plant chewed for millennia as a stimulant by East Africans and Arabs brought a rare drug conviction Tuesday night in Madison.The plant is khat, an evergreen shrub grown in East Africa and the Arabian peninsula and prized for its stimulating properties.The new felon is Liban Moalin, 37, a Canadian WSJ: <STRONG>ED TRELEVEN</STRONG><br>608-252-6134 2006-11-16T10:09-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17673 MAD 2006-11-15T10:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/yaharatea/index.php?ntid=107407 MAD: S.J. Barlament 2006-11-15T09:08-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=107354 Housing starts continue to decline in Dane County, dropping to their lowest level through the first 10 months of in at least seven years.Through October, the county had issued 1,230 permits for single-family homes and duplexes, down nearly 39 percent from 2,007 issued during the same period last WSJ 2006-11-14T10:47-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=107622 A UW-Madison researcher has identified a molecular warning sign that might enable the bird flu virus to become more problematic in people.The finding could better alert health officials to a possible flu pandemic, said Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virologist at the university.Kawaoka and his colleagues WSJ: <STRONG>DAVID WAHLBERG</STRONG><br>608-252-6125 2006-11-16T10:10-06:00 http://www.madison.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17307 MAD 2006-11-15T10:08-06:00 http://www.madison.com/post/blogs/militarymatters/index.php?ntid=107386 The Associated Press reportsVIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy experts have found unexplained plutonium and highly enriched uranium traces in a nuclear waste facility in Iran and MAD: Uncle Jimbo 2006-11-14T16:19-06:00 http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/biz/index.php?ntid=107353 WASHINGTON - The Energy Department has agreed to boost energy-efficiency requirements for nearly two dozen household appliances and other products from dishwashers to fluorescent lamps as part of a court settlement after years of inaction.The new standards will be phased in over the next five years. WSJ: <STRONG>H. JOSEF HEBERT</STRONG><br>Associated Press 2006-11-14T10:47-06:00